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Republican Representative · Assembly District 84

Source: Wisconsin Legislature , Wisconsin Ethics Commission · pulled · record through

Floor votes missed
0 of 957
Bills led
49 · 5 became law
Votes with their party
98% · 243 votes, 2025
Committees
4

Bills they led · 49

Bills where Chuck Wichgers is the lead author, the first name on the bill. Sponsoring a bill means putting it forward: the text itself is drafted by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau. Bills they signed onto behind another member are listed below, and bills they only voted on are in Vote history. What these roles mean

Of the 49 bills they led: 5 became law, 2 were vetoed, 23 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.

Became law 5 bills
  • AB 136 Classification of the crime of impersonating law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and certain other emergency personnel and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 842 Earned release from parole or extended supervision and discharge from probation. (FE) 2021
  • AB 935 An exemption from permit requirements for certain riparian owners who remove material from the bed of a navigable water. 2017
  • AB 911 Funding for the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission and making an appropriation. (FE) 2017
  • AB 260 Physical examinations conducted by chiropractors; performance of medical examinations by chiropractors for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; chiropractic acupuncture and chiropractic dry needling; delegation of certain services by a chiropractor; modifying various administrative rules promulgated by the Chiropractic Examining Board; and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2017
Vetoed 2 bills
  • AB 629 Police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 411 Anti-racism and anti-sexism pupil instruction and anti-racism and anti-sexism training for employees of school districts and independent charter schools. (FE) 2021
Died at session end 42 bills
  • AJR 16 Recognizing May 1 of each year as St. Joseph the Worker Day in Wisconsin and recognizing and appreciating the dignity of all working men and women in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 101 Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. 2025
  • AB 898 Registration of births by surrogate mother. 2025
  • AB 703 Town of Norway water abatement grant and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 418 Visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient during a communicable disease outbreak. 2025
  • AB 407 Reporting of sex and fetal anomaly following induced abortion. 2025
  • AB 37 Personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates. (FE) 2025
  • AB 36 Law enforcement and firefighter annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are rehired by a participating employer. (FE) 2025
  • AB 330 Enforcement of the federal Help America Vote Act. 2025
  • AB 1039 Penalty for the terrorist crimes against the occupants of a church and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AR 24 The impeachment of Meagan Wolfe, the administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. 2023
  • AJR 8 Providing for an advisory referendum on whether school districts should be prohibited from teaching that one race or sex is superior or responsible for past acts. 2023
  • AJR 7 Providing for an advisory referendum on the question of requiring revocation of release if a person on parole, extended supervision, or probation is charged with a crime. 2023
  • AJR 135 Recognizing May 1 of each year as St. Joseph the Worker Day in Wisconsin and recognizing and appreciating the dignity of all working men and women in Wisconsin. 2023
  • AB 88 Depositing sales tax revenue from the sale of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts, accessories, and services into the transportation fund. (FE) 2023
  • AB 767 Personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates. (FE) 2023
  • AB 653 Surrogate decision-making. 2023
  • AB 608 Representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty. 2023
  • AB 30 Fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE) 2023
  • AB 278 Law enforcement and fire fighter annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are rehired by a participating employer. (FE) 2023
  • AB 257 Patients' and residents' rights to visitors in a health care facility, restricting visitation, and liability for the actions of visitors. 2023
  • AB 1225 Eliminating the fee for an annual fishing license issued to a resident senior citizen and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • AB 922 Increased penalties for crimes against adults at risk; restraining orders for adults at risk; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an adult at risk; sexual assault of an adult at risk; and providing a penalty. 2021
  • AB 897 Requirements for adult-entertainment establishments and providing for a penalty. 2021
  • AB 841 Prosecuting a violent felon for the crime of illegal possession of a firearm. 2021
  • AB 840 Bail for criminal defendants who have a previous conviction for bail jumping. (FE) 2021
  • AB 839 Department of Justice collection of data on the use of appearance bonds and cash in lieu of appearance bonds. (FE) 2021
  • AB 838 Bail for criminal defendants who have a previous conviction for a felony or violent misdemeanor. (FE) 2021
  • AB 808 Statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault. 2021
  • AB 756 Changes to the administration of the code of ethics, as recommended by the Ethics Commission. 2021
  • AB 755 Campaign finance changes recommended by the Ethics Commission. 2021
  • AB 754 Changes to the lobbying laws, including changes recommended by the Ethics Commission. 2021
  • AB 262 Induced abortion reporting. 2021
  • AB 259 Coverage of telehealth services. 2021
  • AB 200 Depositing sales tax revenue from the sale of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts, accessories, and services into the transportation fund. (FE) 2021
  • AJR 84 Honoring Bishop Donald J. Hying. 2019
  • AJR 138 Honoring February 29, 2020, as LeRoy's Leap Day. 2019
  • AB 948 Various changes to the eminent domain laws. (FE) 2019
  • AB 776 Statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault. 2019
  • AB 152 Sexual contact with an animal and providing a penalty. 2019
  • AB 139 Reporting of naloxone administration by ambulance service providers. (FE) 2019
  • AB 182 Various changes to the pharmacy practice law and modifying rules promulgated by the Pharmacy Examining Board. 2017

Coauthored · 1,141

Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Chuck Wichgers signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 1,141 coauthored bills
  • AR 17 Recognizing the life and extraordinary leadership of Bob Harlan. 2025
  • AJR 99 Recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 97 Proclaiming October 2025 as Careers in Construction Month. 2025
  • AJR 94 Proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 92 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 91 Recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 9 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • AJR 83 Recognizing September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 80 Declaring May 2025 and May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Months. 2025
  • AJR 8 Restricting the governor’s partial veto authority to only rejecting entire bill sections of an appropriation bill that are capable of separate enactment and reducing appropriations in a bill (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 59 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 50 Recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 48 Commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War. 2025
  • AJR 4 Honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr. 2025
  • AJR 29 Celebrating May 7, 2025, as Skilled Trades Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 141 Commemorating the 250th anniversary of one of the first major victories for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War and recognizing the contributions of Irish Americans in the struggle for independence. 2025
  • AJR 140 Celebrating the Wisconsin athletes competing in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games in Italy. 2025
  • AJR 138 Designating the month of February 2026 as Career and Technical Education Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 135 Paying tribute to the entire Polish community that has lived in Wisconsin for 180 years and contributed to its strength. 2025
  • AJR 133 Legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 132 The life and public service of George Meyer. 2025
  • AJR 129 Recognizing February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 127 Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). 2025
  • AJR 122 Recognizing December 25 as the celebration of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 2025
  • AJR 12 Honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller. 2025
  • AJR 110 Condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia. 2025
  • AJR 102 Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration). 2025
  • AJR 100 Recognizing October as Vaccine Injury Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 10 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration). 2025
  • AJR 1 Requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration). 2025
  • AB 994 Review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; and the rule-making authority of certain agencies. (FE) 2025
  • AB 993 The expiration of administrative rules. (FE) 2025
  • AB 992 Requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose costs. (FE) 2025
  • AB 991 Allowing employment of minors in the operation of a pizza-dough roller. (FE) 2025
  • AB 990 Personal financial literacy high school graduation requirement. 2025
  • AB 984 Requirements for the use of a memory care designation by community-based residential facilities. (FE) 2025
  • AB 97 Extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE) 2025
  • AB 959 The legal status of artificial intelligence. 2025
  • AB 958 Position authorizations for Internet crimes against children law enforcement. (FE) 2025
  • AB 957 Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 955 The rule-making authority of agencies. (FE) 2025
  • AB 948 Policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during the school day in public schools. 2025
  • AB 947 Expanding the Office of School Safety to cover technical colleges and campus safety plans for technical colleges. (FE) 2025
  • AB 918 Required subjects in a human growth and development instructional program. (FE) 2025
  • AB 913 Subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE) 2025
  • AB 906 Expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee. 2025
  • AB 905 Threats to health care providers and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 90 Copies of and inspection or disclosure of information contained in certain vital records. (FE) 2025
  • AB 897 Elimination of a jury trial in a child in need of protection or services (CHIPS) proceeding and substitution of judge in a proceeding for the termination of parental rights. 2025
  • AB 894 Terms and conditions of gift certificates, gift cards, and other gift obligations and providing a penalty. 2025

Showing 50 of 1,141, see the full record

Cosponsored · 1,136

Bills from the other house that Chuck Wichgers signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 1,136 cosponsored bills
  • SJR 99 Recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 96 Proclaiming October 2025 as Careers in Construction Month. 2025
  • SJR 94 Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 90 Proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 9 Honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr. 2025
  • SJR 89 Recognizing October as Vaccine Injury Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 88 Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. 2025
  • SJR 87 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 86 Recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 63 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 6 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • SJR 55 Recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 49 Commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War. 2025
  • SJR 4 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 36 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship. 2025
  • SJR 26 Celebrating May 7, 2025, as Skilled Trades Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 2 Requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 16 Recognizing May 1 of each year as St. Joseph the Worker Day in Wisconsin and recognizing and appreciating the dignity of all working men and women in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 142 Recognizing the life and extraordinary leadership of Bob Harlan. 2025
  • SJR 135 Commemorating the 250th anniversary of one of the first major victories for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War and recognizing the contributions of Irish Americans in the struggle for independence. 2025
  • SJR 132 Designating the month of February 2026 as Career and Technical Education Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 130 Celebrating the Wisconsin athletes competing in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games in Italy. 2025
  • SJR 13 Honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller. 2025
  • SJR 128 Paying tribute to the entire Polish community that has lived in Wisconsin for 180 years and contributed to its strength. 2025
  • SJR 125 The life and public service of George Meyer. 2025
  • SJR 124 Legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 121 Recognizing February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 116 Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 114 Recognizing December 25 as the celebration of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 2025
  • SJR 11 Restricting the governor’s partial veto authority to only rejecting entire bill sections of an appropriation bill that are capable of separate enactment and reducing appropriations in a bill (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 103 Condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia. 2025
  • SB 999 The voluntary surrender of a license issued by the Department of Public Instruction during an investigation of immoral conduct, prohibited agreements related to information related to an investigation of immoral conduct, and records related to an investigation of immoral conduct. 2025
  • SB 994 Public affairs network request for proposals. 2025
  • SB 990 The state or federal benefits of a child in out-of-home care. (FE) 2025
  • SB 983 The definition of “veteran” for purposes of certain state veterans benefits. 2025
  • SB 981 Review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; and the rule-making authority of certain agencies. (FE) 2025
  • SB 980 The expiration of administrative rules. (FE) 2025
  • SB 98 Conversion of cooperative associations organized to establish and operate nonprofit plans or programs for health care into service insurance corporations. 2025
  • SB 979 Requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose costs. (FE) 2025
  • SB 97 Parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE) 2025
  • SB 969 Prohibiting nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about a data center from the public. 2025
  • SB 952 Government service delivery improvements. (FE) 2025
  • SB 940 The rule-making authority of agencies. (FE) 2025
  • SB 94 Civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 93 Recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE) 2025
  • SB 929 Subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE) 2025
  • SB 928 Expanding the Office of School Safety to cover technical colleges and campus safety plans for technical colleges. (FE) 2025
  • SB 921 Personal financial literacy high school graduation requirement. 2025
  • SB 92 Theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • SB 91 Imposing the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime of child trafficking and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025

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Campaign money

$7,609 reported receipts across 38 records

Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2026. Includes collected receipts before taking office. Latest reported transaction: Jun 24, 2026. Earliest collected receipt in this view: Oct 28, 2025. Filings and amendments may be missing; totals cover collected records.

2025
Receipts by quarter in the selected period. Gold bars with a tick under them are election quarters; peak $5,171 in 2025 Q4.
Quarter by quarter
  • 2025 Q4: $5,171
  • 2026 Q2: $2,438

Where it came from

  • Individuals: $5,366 (71%)
  • Businesses & other entities: $1,244 (16%)
  • Political committees: $1,000 (13%)

Source types exactly as the committee reported each receipt to CFIS.

Top contributing committees

PACs, party and other political committees

Top individual donors

within the selected period, grouped by CFIS donor identity

  • Ryan Reisner 1 receipts $974
  • L O'Brien 1 receipts $500
  • Gary Blumel 1 receipts $500
  • Cynthia Evanoff 1 receipts $500
  • Richard C. Lennertz 1 receipts $500

Top occupations of individual donors

as reported by donors; individuals gave $5,366 in total

  • Business Owner $1,474
  • Retired $1,300
  • Doctor $500
  • Financial Advisor $250
  • Executive $250

Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission campaign finance filings (campaignfinance.wi.gov), refreshed nightly. Wisconsin law bars corporations from contributing to candidates; money comes from individuals and political committees. Totals cover verified candidate committees, including runs for other offices. Receipts can include loans, transfers, refunds, and in-kind support. All available history starts no earlier than July 2008 and may have gaps. Full methodology

Key votes · 340

Selected by rule, not judgment: the final recorded passage vote of every bill that became law, any floor vote decided by five or fewer, and every veto-override vote. Each row links to the official roll call.

Showing the 300 most recent; the full record is in Vote history below.

Votes against their party · 36

Roll calls where Chuck Wichgers voted opposite the majority of Republicans casting an Aye or Nay on that roll call. Ties within the party are excluded; absences never count. Each row links to the official roll call.

Show all 36 party-break votes
  • Jan 15, 2026 AB 226 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 49 Aye–3 Nay roll call
  • Oct 7, 2025 AB 451 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 53 Aye–1 Nay roll call
  • Oct 7, 2025 AB 453 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 53 Aye–1 Nay roll call
  • May 13, 2025 AB 23 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 52 Aye–1 Nay roll call
  • May 13, 2025 AB 43 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 43 Aye–10 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Nay; Republicans split 55 Aye–9 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Nay; Republicans split 57 Aye–7 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Nay; Republicans split 56 Aye–8 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Nay; Republicans split 57 Aye–7 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Nay; Republicans split 57 Aye–7 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 53 Aye–11 Nay roll call
  • Nov 14, 2023 SB 268 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Republicans split 60 Aye–3 Nay roll call
  • Nov 9, 2023 AB 493 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 52 Aye–10 Nay roll call
  • Nov 9, 2023 AB 552 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 53 Aye–9 Nay roll call
  • Nov 9, 2023 SB 166 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Republicans split 57 Aye–5 Nay roll call
  • Oct 17, 2023 AB 438 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 46 Aye–16 Nay roll call
  • Oct 17, 2023 AB 439 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 46 Aye–16 Nay roll call
  • Jun 21, 2023 AB 176 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 48 Aye–11 Nay roll call
  • May 17, 2023 AB 245 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 56 Aye–3 Nay roll call
  • Feb 24, 2022 SB 935 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Republicans split 56 Aye–3 Nay roll call
  • Feb 24, 2022 SB 937 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Republicans split 55 Aye–4 Nay roll call
  • Feb 24, 2022 SB 946 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Republicans split 55 Aye–3 Nay roll call
  • Oct 27, 2021 SB 16 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Republicans split 55 Aye–2 Nay roll call
  • Oct 27, 2021 AB 36 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 47 Aye–7 Nay roll call
  • Oct 27, 2021 SB 503 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Republicans split 55 Aye–2 Nay roll call
  • Oct 27, 2021 SB 591 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Republicans split 55 Aye–2 Nay roll call
  • Oct 27, 2021 SB 593 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Republicans split 55 Aye–2 Nay roll call
  • Jan 28, 2021 AB 4 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 54 Aye–1 Nay roll call
  • Jan 21, 2020 AB 258 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 59 Aye–2 Nay roll call
  • Nov 7, 2019 AB 304 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 49 Aye–13 Nay roll call
  • Nov 7, 2019 AB 526 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 55 Aye–6 Nay roll call
  • May 15, 2019 AB 179 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 62 Aye–1 Nay roll call
  • May 15, 2019 AB 180 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 62 Aye–1 Nay roll call
  • May 15, 2019 AB 182 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 62 Aye–1 Nay roll call
  • May 15, 2019 AB 183 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 62 Aye–1 Nay roll call
  • Apr 6, 2017 AB 109 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 57 Aye–3 Nay roll call

Floor attendance

Only days the chamber held recorded floor votes are shown, on every tile below, they either voted or missed: 957 votes across 116 voting days, none missed.

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Vote history · 957

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